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Family: Scrupocellariidae (See list of species below)

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42 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Amastiga nuda
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Bugulopsis peachii
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Caberea boryi
[Bory's moss worm]
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Caberea brevigaleata
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Caberea darwinii
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Caberea enzoi
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Caberea glabra
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Caberea helicina
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Caberea lata
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Caberea rostrata
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Caberea sinensis
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Canda caraibica
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Canda patagonica
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Canda scutata
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Canda simplex
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Emma triangula
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Emma watersi
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Notoplites armigera
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Notoplites crateriformis
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Notoplites drygalskii
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Notoplites elongatus
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Notoplites enlongatus
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Notoplites longispinosus
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Notoplites normani
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Notoplites sibirica
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Notoplites smitti
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Notoplites tenuis
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Scrupocellaria aegeensis
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Scrupocellaria bertholetti
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Scrupocellaria californica
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Scrupocellaria delilii
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Scrupocellaria incurvata
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Scrupocellaria macrorhyncha
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Scrupocellaria maderensis
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Scrupocellaria pusilla
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Scrupocellaria regularis
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Scrupocellaria reptans
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Scrupocellaria scrupea
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Scrupocellaria scruposa
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Tricellaria erecta
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Tricellaria gracilis
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Tricellaria occidentalis
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42 Species of Family Scrupocellariidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Amastiga nuda Southern Atlantic, Southw
Bugulopsis peachii Arctic
Caberea boryi Bory's moss worm Mediterranean Sea and Ant
Caberea brevigaleata Western Central Pacific
Caberea darwinii Southern Pacific, Southwe
Caberea enzoi Southwest Pacific
Caberea glabra Western Pacific and South
Caberea helicina Southwest Pacific.
Caberea lata Eastern Indian Ocean to J
Caberea rostrata Southwest Pacific
Caberea sinensis Northwest Pacific
Canda caraibica Western Central Atlantic
Canda patagonica Southwest Atlantic
Canda scutata Indo-Pacific
Canda simplex Western Central Atlantic.
Emma triangula Southwest Pacific
Emma watersi Southwest Pacific
Notoplites armigera Southwest Pacific
Notoplites crateriformis Southwest Atlantic and An
Notoplites drygalskii Antarctic.
Notoplites elongatus Antarctic Indian Ocean
Notoplites enlongatus Southwest Atlantic
Notoplites longispinosus Southwest Pacific
Notoplites normani Arctic
Notoplites sibirica Northeast Atlantic and th
Notoplites smitti Arctic
Notoplites tenuis Antarctic Pacific
Scrupocellaria aegeensis Mediterranean Sea.
Scrupocellaria bertholetti Eastern Central Pacific,
Scrupocellaria californica Canada
Scrupocellaria delilii Mediterranean Sea.
Scrupocellaria incurvata Mediterranean Sea.
Scrupocellaria macrorhyncha Mediterranean Sea.
Scrupocellaria maderensis Southwest Pacific and the
Scrupocellaria pusilla Western Central Atlantic
Scrupocellaria regularis Western Central Atlantic
Scrupocellaria reptans Northeast Atlantic and th
Scrupocellaria scrupea Mediterranean Sea
Scrupocellaria scruposa Southeast Pacific, Atlant
Tricellaria erecta Canada
Tricellaria gracilis Northeast Atlantic and th
Tricellaria occidentalis Canada



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